Banggai is the name of a region in East Sulawesi that is still part of Central Sulawesi Province. Banggai has three district-level government areas, namely Luwuk Banggai Regency, which has its capital in Luwuk City and an area of 9,673 km2. Next there is Banggai Islands Regency, whose capital is Salakan City with an area of 2,498 km2, and finally there is Banggai Laut Regency, whose capital is Banggai City with an area of 725.7 km2. There are three indigenous tribes that dominate and live side by side peacefully in this region, namely the Banggai Tribe, the Balantak Tribe, and the Saluan Tribe. The occupation of most people in Bangai is farming and fishing. Apart from that, there are also those who work in trade and industry. Geographically, the three districts in Bangai are separate and not on the same mainland. If the Luwuk Banggai Regency area is located and is still part of the mainland of Sulawesi Island, then the other two regencies are separate, and each is located on the island. Because it is located on an island, access to visit by boat.
Based on biodiversity surveys, several areas in these three areas are very interesting to observe because they still have forests that are well preserved. For lovers of birding tourism, Banggai itself has several endemic species, such as the Banggai Crow (Corvus uncolor), the Banggai Scops Owl (Otus mendeni), and the Banggai Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus subgularis). Apart from the endemic Banggai birds, we can also observe the Maleo bird (Macrocephalon maleo) in the Taima area. There are more than 300 species of birds that can be observed in the Banggai region, such as Sulawesi Pitta, Knobbed Hornbill, Sulawesi Hornbill, Sulawesi Malkoha, Bay Coucal, Grey-sided Flowerpecker, Yellow-sided Flowerpecker, Sulawesi Golden Oriele, Black-crowned White Eye, Lemmon-bellied White- Eye, Red and Black Thrush, Great-billed Kingfisher, Collared Kingfisher, Blue-eared Kingfisher, Coomon Kingfisher, Sulawesi Brush Cuckoo, Sulawesi Cuckoo, White-faced Cuckoo Dove, Sulawesi Cuckoo Dove, Green Imperial Pigieon, Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon, White-bellied Imperial Pigeon, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Island Monarch, Pale-blue Monarch, Chesnut Munia, Black-faced Munia, Scaly-breatsed Munia, Sulawesi Serpent Eagle, Sulawesi Hawk Eagle, Sahul Sunbird, Brown-throated Sunbird, Black Sunbird, and Sula Srucbfowl.
For those of you who want to go bird-watching in the Bangai area, we can organize your trip. To get to Bangai itself, you can take an airplane to Luwuk. The flight schedule to Luwuk from Makassar to Luwuk is available every day using the Batik Air airline. We offer an 8-day, 7-night birding trip program for those of you who want to explore Bangai. This trip program will visit birding spots in Bangai such as Kokolomboi, Salakan, Lombuyan Nature Reserve, and also Taima. This trip program can also be combined with a birding trip if you want to visit and explore the Togean Islands. Apart from the 8-day, 7-night birding trip program, we are also ready to organize tour requests according to your schedule to Sulawesi Island.
Please contact us via telephone or WhatsApp at +62 82194743434 or e-mail tourguidesulawesiindonesia@gmail.com or indonesiabirdingtour@gmail.com. We are ready to answer your questions about birding trips in Bangai, especially for those of you who want to explore the endemic birds of Bangai and also Sulawesi Island.
